Child&#39;s vehicle.



C. E. HAIVIS.

' CHLLDS VEHICLE. APPLICATION nusn MAY 28. 1917.

Patented Sept. 24,1918.

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M .a. an. i land) GElILW-S VEHICLE.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Sept.2t, 191%.

Application filed Play 253, 1917. Serial No. 171,558.

To @121 whom. it may concern:

38s it known that L CHARLES citizen oi? the United States, residing at Burbank. in the county of Los i iugeles and State oil California, have invented new and useful improvements in Childrens Vehicles, oil which the following is a specification.

lily object is to make a childs vehicle which may readily be adjusted to accommochildren o'l various sizes and to provide means by which the toiwue may be sen an upright position or permit it to swing free, and to provide means for liniiting the turning movement of the front wheels, to reduce the liability of upsetting the vehicle.

The invention is illustrated, by Way of example, in'the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 his view in perspective and side elevation llustrating the vehicle. v m "1S aview in plan, as seen looking side of the vehicle and par he construction of the 4... tin Ms, a

under view in rear elevation. illustrating the vehicle body and the adjusta mount ng of the rear axle thereis a view in side elevation illusthe swivel sleeve as disassoci lted "from vehicle body. l

' 5 iso view in end elevation illusthe swivel members shown in Flf". 4.

n" more particularly to the drawdicates the vehicle body, here .3 comprising a single fiat piece. end of this piece is enlarged to ll. which is connected by it norion to the trout swivel end 13.

l sheath the rear end of the veci 1 axis support 1%. This support has plate. il'astei'ied to its front side and by which it is adiusgably secured to the vehicle body. The adjustment of the plate aflorded by means of a pair-of bolts, or screws and 17 which extend downwardly from the lower face oi the vehicle ody and through parallel slots 18 and 19 59 l'orined through the horizontal leg of the angle pl: The axle supporting member has a. straight front face and a diagonal face, against which the diagonal front face c; on, axle hearing 20 is adjnstabl surest This adiustznen't is aiiorded y bolt upon which a Wing nut 22 is moimted.

The bolt is ilast encd to the axle hearing and extends ii-hrough a slot posed within the axle support ll. The

axle bearing 20 is suitably fastened to an axle .54 upon which wheels 25 and '26 are rotatably secured.

vertically dis It e u'uderstood that by the vertical adjustment of the morn hers lei and 20 in relation to oachotl'ler and the adjustment of the angle plate 15 in re: lation to the seat, that the wheels 25 and 26 may be disposed at various points beneath the seat of the vehicle body and at given" distances therebclmv.

The swivel endol the vehicle body is formed with a cent 'al' opening which a sleeve 28 extends. This sleeve is formed with the lugs 29, 30 and 31 by which it is fixed to the under face of the body. Mounted to rotate Within the sleeve is a hub 32 having an annular lower flange which extends outwardly beneath the lower end of 27, through the sleeve 28 and supports the weight of the forward end of the vehicle A stop lug 33 is formed upon this flange and extends upwardly between the lugs 29l andiiO of the sleeve, as particularly shown in Jig. l of the. drawings. This limits the swinging movement of the hub within the sleeve. 0- sitioned Within the upper end of the hub is a steering post 34 around which a supporting collar is fastened. This collar overlaps the upper face of the sleeve 28 and prevents the accidental removal of the steering post from the vehicle body. A hinge pin 36 passes through the steering post and pivotally supports a tongue 37 Which may be swung vertically, and also may be locked in a rigid vertical position by a sliding sleeve 38. A handle 39 is fastened through the end of the tongue and aids in steering the vehicle..

The steering post extends through the hub 32 and is formed integral with a front axle support 9:0. This support has a beveled rear face against which a beveled face of a front axle bearing 41 is clamped. The clamping operation is performed by a bolt 42 and a Wing nut i3, the bolt extending through a slot in the front axle bcarin Positioned in the lower end of the axle bearing 41 are front wheels 44 and 45 by which the front of the'vehicle body is supported.

In operation, the child sits on the seat poi tion of the body and astride the reduced neck portion 12 so that the feet may bear upon the ground. The axle supports 14 and t0 are adjusted in relation to the bearings be noted that guide ribs 48 and 49 extend parallel to each other along the inclined tar-es of the members and prevent side 1nove meat. in case the wheel base of the vehicle is too short to properly support the child, 11w. rear axle and its supporting members may be moved in or out, and locked in position by the bolts 16 and 17. The tongue may either be held rigid, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, or may be inclined, as SllOWIl by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the tongue is rigid and vertical the sleeve 38 will he slid down over its hinge joint with the steering post 3 1. As the vehicle is'guided the turning mov ment of the front-Wheels will be limited by the stop as it encounters the lugs 29 and 30.

It will thus be seen that the vehicle here disclosed may be easily adjusted to suit the requirements of children of various ages and sizes and that will support the ohild'iu a manner to prevent the turning over of the vehicle.

While I have shown the preferred form of my childs vehicle as now known to me, it is evident that various changes in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A. flat vehicle'body, an angle plate having longitudinal parallel slots, bolts inserted through the slots into the body, so that the plate may be adjusted forwardly or bacle Wardly relative to the body by manipulating the bolts, and an axle support secured to the angle plate at right angles to the body.

2. A flat vehicle body having a vert -tai opening, a, sleeve fixed in the openings hub rotatably mounted in the sleeve, a flange extending from the'hub below the sleeve to support the sleeve, a stop lug upon the flange and intending upwardly, and spaced lugs extending laterally from the sleeve, one on .each side oi the stop lug, to limit the DTIOVU- ment of the hub relative to the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this s )ecification.

CHARLES E. HAMSJ. 

